They had to employ lawyers to expel them, and the government has to pay the judges salary as well. In this case they also exhausted their appeals, and sat in detention the entire time with food and medical care.
I would be willing to bet the flight was less than half the price. If they send them to Mexico, they'll be back the next month and you'll have to pay all that again.
If you send them to Cuba, Laos, Myanmar, Vietnam and South Sudan, then you'll have to pay for the fuel of several flights.
Not to mention, it encourages people to self deport because then they can chose where to go. The $375 minimum fine on employing an illegal immigrant sure isn't going to do that, up that fine to something that actually fits the cost to society and maybe we won't have to.
They had to employ lawyers to expel them, and the government has to pay the judges salary as well. In this case they also exhausted their appeals, and sat in detention the entire time with food and medical care.
I would be willing to bet the flight was less than half the price. If they send them to Mexico, they'll be back the next month and you'll have to pay all that again.
If you send them to Cuba, Laos, Myanmar, Vietnam and South Sudan, then you'll have to pay for the fuel of several flights.
Not to mention, it encourages people to self deport because then they can chose where to go. The $375 minimum fine on employing an illegal immigrant sure isn't going to do that, up that fine to something that actually fits the cost to society and maybe we won't have to.